Container and measuring spoon therefor



July 1, 1930. w. J. LA TOURRETTE 8,

CONTAINER AND MEASURING .SPO ON THEREFOR Filed March 2.2..1929

gwoentoz Patented July 1, 1930 res PATENT OFFICE WIYLLE'IT J. LArounanr'rn; or DENVER, commune oon'mnvna AND Museum-Ne"sroo vflrnnnnnoaApplication filed March 22, 1929. Serial No. 349,088.

cally held in place by its inherent elasticity.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for holding ameasuring spoon in a container for paste, powder, or other, materialwhich will not require change in, or attachments of any kind to, thecontainer itself and which can be quickly placed within any desiredcontainer.

Other objects and advantages reside in the designed for simplicity,economy, and eiiiciency. These will become moreapparent fromthefollowing detailed description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof.

Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing andthroughout the descrip tion.

In the drawing:

filled container with the invention in place therein.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of an empty con V trated at 10, of the typepressed from sheet metal and having a head 11, formed around its upperedge. are generally used for materials of a pastry of powderyconsistency. The invention will construct the means that it will beautomath detail construction of the device which is trated, at 14, Fig.4.

Fig. lis a perspective view illustrating a spoon Containers of thisnature be described as applied to this type of container. It is,however, not limitedto any particular type :of container.

' Theinvention comprises a pocket plate 12, formed with a lateralindentation or pocket :13; The'plate 12 is curved to arela tively largeradius and,when placed within the container 11, must be bent orcompressed. so thatlit will expand against the container sides andmaintain itself in "place therein. The plate 12 has a widthsubstantially equal to the depth of the'container. The length of thepocket plate .12xis preferably, but not necessarily, sufiicient'so thatit will extend slightly over one-half of the circumference ofthecontainer- 'VVhen of this length it will automat-icall'y holdl itselfagainst the inside otanunfilled container. I After the container hasbeen filled suchas illustrated at 9, in Fig; 1, thepocketlplate issecurely lockedinrplacej (The beadllprevents theplate 12 from slidingfromthe container '11. l

The pocket :13 *acts" to form a space or pocket adjacent the side ofthecontainerinto which the filling material 9 does not flow.

.In thispocket any. desired implement may be carried. It is particularlydesigned, how-, ever, for .a measuring spoon such as illus- This spoonll is pressed 'i'rom sheet metal and provided with an. indented handle15 to form a secure thumb grip.

, In some cases it is'desirable to also supply a pallet such asillustrated at 16. The pallet can be used for leveling oh the materialin the 'spoon 14 orfordividing it into sectional or partial doses and isprovided with a con venient thumb grip 17.

While'a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired to beunderstoodthat the same maybe'varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim and desire secured byLetters Patent is 1. Means for forming a pocket in a containercomprising: an arcuate plate adapted to be placed within and engagethe-inner walls of said container; a lateral indentation in said plate,said plate having a length exceeding one-half the circumference of saidcontainer so that it will maintain itself against one side thereof.

2. Means for forming a pocket in a container comprising: an arcuateplate adapted to be placed within and engage the inner walls of saidcontainer; a lateral indentation in said plate, said plate beingnormally curved to a larger diameter than said container so that whenplaced therewithin it will expand against'said inner walls, said platehaving a length exceeding one-half the circumference of said containerso that it will maintain itself against one side thereof.

3. Means for forming a pocket within a cylindrical container comprising:a semic lindrical plate having a width substantia1 equal to the depth ofsaid container and having a normal diameter exceeding the diameter ofsaid container, so that when placed" therewithin it will expand against5 the inner walls thereof; and an indentation formed in said plate sothat for a portion of its length it will'extend in spaced relation fromsaid inner walls.

4. Means for forming a pocket within a cylindrical'container comprising:a semicylindrical plate having a width substan' tially equal to thedepth of said container and having a normal diameter exceeding thediameter of said container, so that when as placed therewithinit willexpand against the inner walls thereof, an indentation formed in saidplate so that for a portion of its length it will extend in spacedrelation from said inner walls; and having a V 40 length exceedingone-half the circumference of said container so as to prevent it frompassing away from said inner walls.

'5. Means for forming a pocket in a container comprising: a plate,adapted ,to be placed within and engage the inner walls of saidcontainer; and a lateral indentation in said plate intermediate itsextremities, said extremities adapted to conform to and lie against thewalls of said container so i that the pressure of the contents againstsaid extremities will maintain said indentation in close proximity tothe wall of said container. I

" In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature. V

WILLETT J. LA TOURRETTE.

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